Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 724 | 811 | 828 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 929 | 854 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49AM1.65m | 3:15PM1.80m | 3:29AM1.67m | 3:55PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.43m | 8:52AM0.35m | 9:25PM0.40m | 9:34AM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 724 | 724 | 811 | 828 | 917 | 917 | 931 | 946 | 929 | 854 | 811 | 713 | 703 | 585 | 558 | 467 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 117 | 128 | 99 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 120 | 28 | 27 | 385 | 308 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 118 | 158 | 99 | 28 | 31 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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